Taylor Pond Association will have its annual meeting at the Taylor Pond Yacht Club the last Sunday in August, the 25th at 7pm. We will have a brief business meeting followed by a talk by Emma Lorusso. You can also check out our annual newsletter here.

Emma Lorusso is Project Manager for watershed projects with the Androscoggin Valley
Soil & Water Conservation District (AWSCD), helping towns and lake associations access federal grant funding to clean up our lakes, ponds, and streams. Emma received a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She fought wildland fires out west and taught English in China before returning to New England, where she enjoys kayaking, gardening, and foraging for wild mushrooms. During her time at AWSCD, she has developed a youth education program for local schools, and hosted dozens of unique programs for the public–getting locals involved in agriculture, foraging, recreation, and more.

Emma worked with Taylor Pond Association to coordinate the 2023 Watershed Survey, and wrote the three reports necessary to apply for federal funding under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. She will present information collected from the reports and detail next steps in the “319” process.